🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Tarama-Minna)
にんぎん【人間】 : ningin | define meaning
ningin
Pronunciation: [niŋ̍ɡiŋ̍]
Definition
Noun
- Human; human being; person
Etymology
Cognate to Okinawan にんじん ninjin; Tarama-Minna にんぎん ningin; and standard Japanese にんげん【人間】 ningen "human (being); person". Ultimately from Chinese 【人間・人间】 "(world of) people, humanity, society" (cf. Mandarin rénjiān; Cantonese jan4 gaan1; Hakka ngìn-kiên and ngìn-kiân; Min Nan jîn-kan and lîn-kan; Wu zen ji; and Sino-Korean 인간 in-gan).
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 人間 |
| Kana | にんぎん |
| Romanization | ningin |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [niŋ̍ɡiŋ̍] |
意味：にんげん【人間】
Categories:
人間
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). にんぎん【人間】 : ningin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, May 13, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/3219/ningin/.